A Cades Cove bike ride in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park – we saw bears!
18:25 14/07/2017
We saw bears. Lots of them. I thought that when, or if, that moment would ever arrive, I’d freeze, terrified. Instead, I was the opposite, squealing...
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Booking Direct Supports Small Hotels — and Saves Money
7:08 26/06/2017
  Yesterday, I shared some thoughts about online booking services. Sites like Booking.com and Expedia.com demand a 20 to 25 percent commission from...
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Who Got Pickpocketed in Paris? Me!
23:42 10/06/2017
For me, my personal safety in Europe is the same as in the USA: I don’t give it much of a thought. But I am fully aware that there’s a huge risk of...
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25 Things I Learned the Hard Way While Traveling
13:36 18/05/2017
One thing is true about travel — we learn a lot of lessons along the way. And many of those lessons are the result of making major mistakes on the...
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7 Lessons Learned from 7 years of Travel Blogging
19:09 17/04/2017
Travel blogging is by far the longest job I’ve ever had. Before this one, the longest I stayed in one position was two years. I was never cut out for...
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5 Tips On How To Take The Risk Out Of Traveling
20:12 14/04/2017
How much thought do you put into planning your trip before you travel? Are you the type of person that spots a cheap flight, books it in a whim, and...
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Check Out The Andy Steves Travel Podcast
19:03 13/04/2017
Sharing a Cinque Terre hotel room with my son, it was quiet except for the high-energy tap tap taps on our dueling laptop keyboards. While tourists were...
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How to Spend a Layover in Paris
15:53 30/03/2017
Is it worth going into Paris for an eight-hour layover at Charles de Gaulle Airport? A friend of mine recently asked me this question, so I thought...
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What Nursery Rhymes Teach Us About Travel
8:06 27/03/2017
Today I’m going to talk about something that most of you probably haven’t thought about for ages. Nursery rhymes. Now, wait a minute,...
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Contiki Tours Review: The Good and Bad of Traveling Europe With Contiki
20:51 19/03/2017
[Updated: March 19, 2017. Originally Posted: October 2011] I receive a lot of questions from people asking me about my thoughts on joining tour groups in...
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